Lenin and the Libraries. Lenin-Symposium at the 36th Congress of IFLA

Abstract

Held in Moscow, the 1970 General Council Meeting of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) devoted one session to a discussion on Lenin and the Libraries in honour of the centenary of Lenin's birth. Representatives of ten countries delivered lectures on this topic. It was generally agreed that there had never been such an outstanding statesman to attach so great an importance to librarian-ship as Lenin. Ali this is proved by his decrees, orders, papers and correspondence. He considered it as an essential task of the socialist revolution to provide a maximum educational opportunity for the people.
Besides the Soviet lecturer's paper, the Finnish delegate was also concerned with the problems of library organization, while papers were read by British, Swiss, Danish, Swedish, French and East-German delegates on Lenin's library experiences in their respective countries during his exile. The U. S. delegate gave an outline of Lenin's indirect relations with American libraries.
All the delegates expressed their sincere and deep respect for Lenin, the greatest genius of our epoch, who had given so great a consideration to the importance of libraries.